Finding a tailor? Good luck.
⛔ Little Online Presence
☎️ Cell-based scheduling
💵 Cash-only business
The tailoring industry is one of the most inefficient markets in the U.S., with no standardization of communication. Currently, shoppers’ next best alternative is returning their items, and retailers’ next best alternative is reverse logistics companies.
Because we are building a platform to communicate orders with tailors and are building a network of tailors, we know exactly where and when to direct consumers. As of now, no other company is building this network in the U.S.
our mission
When Kaci was a child, most of her clothes were frilly, Victorian-inspired hand-me-downs from her cousin that were two sizes too big. Knowing that the clothes weren't going to help her blend in in suburban Georgia, Kaci taught herself how to alter her clothes by watching YouTube videos. This childhood practice caused Kaci to develop a strong interest in clothing utilization and ultimately led her to build Cimu.
Kaci
Fourth-year Computing and the Arts major at Yale
Taught herself how to sew at age 9
Alters clothes for other Yale students
Zepto
Fourth-year Computer Science major at Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bronze medalist in China’s National Informatics Olympiad
Coaches younger Olympiad competitors
We imagine a world where no clothes end up in landfills.
Startup Yale Finalist
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Tsai CITY Summer Fellowship
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CT Pitchoff Winner
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Pilot Experiment with New Haven
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TigerLaunch First Place
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launchU Best College
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Startup Yale Finalist 〰️ Tsai CITY Summer Fellowship 〰️ CT Pitchoff Winner 〰️ Pilot Experiment with New Haven 〰️ TigerLaunch First Place 〰️ launchU Best College 〰️
Cimu is the first step.
What We Do
Reduce Reverse Logistics
Our alterations and network of tailors ensure that only clothing that were damaged or didn’t fit your consumers’ style end up in your reverse logistics pipeline. We handle all potential returns that were caused by ill-fit.
Improve Customer Experience
Cimu can turn garments from something customers like into something customers love. By allowing your customers to tailor their clothes to perfection, we’re helping them feel more empowered and confident wearing your apparel.
Encourage Sustainbility
By making sure clothes successfully enter customers’ closets, we’re ensuring that clothes don’t end up in landfills. After all, clothes belong in closets, not landfills, and no one throws away something that fits them perfectly.
Empower Local Communities
Our network of tailors include community members. Many don’t have the economic means to create a tailoring shop but have sewing capabilities that rival those with storefronts. By employing former unhoused folks, refugees, and stay-at-home moms, we’re empowering the local community through economic means.
